Index: main/manager.c
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--- main/manager.c	(revision 77884)
+++ main/manager.c	(working copy)
@@ -406,6 +406,45 @@
 	return get_perm(string);
 }
 
+
+static char mandescr_shell[] =
+"Description: Run a shell command from manager.\n"
+"Variables: (Names marked with * are required)\n"
+"      *Command: Command to execute\n"
+"      ActionID: Option Action id for message matching.\n"
+"      GetVar: Anything sent within this field indicates you want the output of the shell command. Eg) GetVar: true\n";
+
+
+/*! \brief action:shell: Manager command "shell" - executes a command as if you were at the shell environment */
+static int action_shell(struct mansession *s, const struct message *m)
+{
+	/* Things to do: Thread this function, so it does not slow down the GUI */
+	FILE *ptr;
+	char buf[4096] = ""; /* Return Buffer */
+	const char *cmd = astman_get_header(m, "Command");
+	const char *id = astman_get_header(m, "ActionID"); /* Optional action ID, good for use in javascript...... */
+	const char *getvar = astman_get_header(m, "getvar"); /* Option to get return value */
+
+	if (ast_strlen_zero(cmd)) { 
+		astman_append(s, "No command specified!\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(id))
+		astman_append(s, "ActionID: %s\r\n", id); /* we are going to send an action id, if they want it. */
+
+	ptr = popen(cmd, "r");
+
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(getvar)) {
+		while (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), ptr))
+			astman_append(s, buf);
+	}
+
+	pclose(ptr);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static char *complete_show_mancmd(const char *line, const char *word, int pos, int state)
 {
 	struct manager_action *cur;
@@ -3274,6 +3313,7 @@
 		ast_manager_register2("Redirect", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_redirect, "Redirect (transfer) a call", mandescr_redirect );
 		ast_manager_register2("Originate", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_originate, "Originate Call", mandescr_originate);
 		ast_manager_register2("Command", EVENT_FLAG_COMMAND, action_command, "Execute Asterisk CLI Command", mandescr_command );
+		ast_manager_register2("Shell", EVENT_FLAG_COMMAND, action_shell, "Executes a Shell Command", mandescr_shell );
 		ast_manager_register2("ExtensionState", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_extensionstate, "Check Extension Status", mandescr_extensionstate );
 		ast_manager_register2("AbsoluteTimeout", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_timeout, "Set Absolute Timeout", mandescr_timeout );
 		ast_manager_register2("MailboxStatus", EVENT_FLAG_CALL, action_mailboxstatus, "Check Mailbox", mandescr_mailboxstatus );